Last year, it was suggested a vehicle that can cross water like a boat or a plane was a possible transport solution for parts of Scotland.
US company Regent, which is developing the Seaglider technology, and Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (Hitrans) were at the time in the early stages of a collaboration on the project.
Rhode Island-based Regent’s all-electric Viceroy Seaglider is designed to travel on water on its hull, or skim across surface on a hydrofoil and even fly at low level.
Hitrans has been looking at other transport innovations as a way of connecting island and rural communities.
In 2024, it said six large electric aircraft could potentially be used to fly passengers and freight on Scottish regional air routes.
Bedford-based Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has been looking at how its Airlander 10 transport could operate from sites in Orkney, Shetland, Western Isles and the Highlands.
